Software-Defined Server Provider TidalScale Raises $27M In [...]

Dec 6, 2018 - TidalScale (tidalscale.com), a provider of software-defined servers – right-sizing servers on demand, has now raised $27 million in an "oversubscribed" Series B funding.

"TidalScale's unique technology has the potential to break through the limitations of today's scale-up and scale-out solutions with the best of both worlds," said Kevin Krewell, Principal Analyst at TIRIAS Research. "TidalScale technology can deliver the performance of in-memory computing with the scalability of traditional scale-out clusters, yet with the simplicity of monolithic scale-up servers."

TidalScale's "breakthrough" software-defined server technology would amplify the value of modern data centers by enabling [...][... Check source for end of article ...]

"Further growth on a European scale is important for us, as we will then be able to grow with our clients, even when instant dedicated server provisioning at scale is what they require," said Herke Plantenga (linkedin.com), co-founder and CEO of NovoServe.

After completing their latest server count in NovoServe's two company-owned data centers in Doetinchem and Enschede, the Netherlands, as ...

Dec 6, 2018 - Online Tech Buys Neverfail’s Global Cloud Infrastructure Business - Private, hybrid and multi-cloud solutions provider, Online Tech (onlinetech.com), has acquired the Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) as well as the data protection assets and products of IT provider Neverfail (neverfail.com). The acquisition, which includes Neverfail's five cloud nodes and assets in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, would significantly increase Online Tech's geographic footprint.

The acquisition enhances Online Tech's ability to serve direct customers while adding tens of thousands of new end-users through extensive channel programs. As part of the transaction, the two companies have entered into an ongoing strategic partnership in which Online Tech will become ...

Dec 5, 2018 - Green House Data Plans to Expand Data Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming - Managed hosting provider Green House Data (greenhousedata.com) has announced the Phase 3 expansion of its Cheyenne, Wyoming data center and headquarters. Construction of the new data center expansion has begun already and is expected to be complete within Q1 2019. Phase 3 will add two new data center floors for a combined 7,500 square feet of white space.

The new data center build is designed with energy efficiency in mind, using custom indirect evaporative coolers, energy saving UPS units, and mandatory aisle containment systems to achieve a design PUE of 1.14 (!) or lower.

"The market has responded overwhelmingly to our managed services," said Shawn Mills, CEO of Green House Data. ...

Dec 7, 2018 - ‘Top-5 Data Center Trends in 2019: Edge Will Drive Change’ - The ‘edge' of the network continues to be the epicenter of innovation in the data center space as the calendar turns to 2019, stated data center expert organization Vertiv. Increasing sophistication of the edge would be among the data center trends to watch in 2019 as identified by Vertiv experts from around the globe.

"Today's edge plays a critical role in data center and network operation and in the delivery of important consumer services," said Rob Johnson, CEO of Vertiv. "This is a dramatic and fundamental change to the way we think about computing and data management. It should come as no surprise that activity in the data center space in 2019 will be focused squarely on innovation ...

The new cloud storage service being launched supports both object storage (S3 API) and file storage (SMB) applications, with local storage in any of DC BLOX's data centers in the Southeast U.S. The service allows customers to protect data with geographic diversity from their business's premises and from within a DC BLOX data center across the DC BLOX network.

"We designed DC BLOX Cloud Storage for ...

Dec 8, 2018 - Top 10 Data Center Industry Trends for 2019 According to Gartner - Gartner (gartner.com) analysts have identified key technologies and trends that infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders within the cloud, hosting and data center industry must start preparing for to support digital infrastructure in 2019. "The focus of I&O leaders is no longer to solely deliver engineering and operations, but instead deliver products and services that support and enable an organization's business strategy," said Ross Winser, Senior Director, Analyst at Gartner.

"The question is already becoming ‘How can we use capabilities like artificial intelligence (AI), network automation or edge computing to support rapidly growing infrastructures and accomplish business needs?" ...